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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Christine Grimes Thacker ==================================================================== November 2002 Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery Located about 3 miles from Ariton, Dale Co., Al. On Highway 51, in Barbour Co., Al. The Church no longer holds services.(2002) *The Church was built in 1949 at the Cemetery site which was used by the disbanded James Chapel, which was located about a mile from Ariton on the River Road, near the Nance home. The Holmes Church was named for Henry Holmes,b.1798; d.25June 1867, who owned the land which the burial grounds. His Great, Great grand-daughter came from Washington, D.C., in 1991, and placed coping and a marker at the site of his and his wife's graves. There are many unmarked and broken graves, It is a well kept cemetery. On March 24, 2002 , I was met at the Cemetery by Bea Scovill and her brother Abe Garner, I was on Row 5 of doing the survey, Bea had found a Survey that was done in 1992,by Dave and Virginia Myers, since their survey there has not been many burials, but looks like there has been new Headstones placed, I have put a * near the info from their survey, that we could not read the names or dates. The back row which I call 9 has a lot of markers that are broken or very hard to read. Good luck to all. The following Confederate soldiers are buried here: William H. Hartzog, 1837-1921 Isaac G. Messick, 1840-1911 W.F. Parker, no dates Phillip R. Renfroe, 1843-1902 Adams, Della Aug 6,1874 - Jul 6,1919 W/o A.V. Adams Armstrong, Martha S. James 1838 - Oct 26,1861 W/o FM Armstrong Row 9. Arnette, Mary 'Odell' Nance Oct 20,1914 -Jun 24,1990 W/o Arlies E.Row 3 Arnette, Arlies E. Jul 19, 1915 - Jul 9, 1993 R0w 3 Barr, Hugh B. Mar 29,1904 - Mar 21,1951 H/o Rebe WOW Row 2 Barr, Rebe E. May 25,1911 - Aug 1,1995 W/o Hugh B. " Barr, Johnny Carlton Apr 23,1938 - Oct 9,1963 " Bellah, Mrs. E. C. Nov 16,1817 - Aug 19,1896 W/o Rev. S. S. R 4 Brown, Berther, B/D Sep 20,1907 I/o Homer & Susan R 9. Carr, Dovie Seen Aug 4,1907 - Apr 18,1941 N/t Ellis C. R 1 /3. Carr, Ellie M. Apr 23,1922 ----------- W/o Floyd W. R 3 /10. Carr, Ellis C. Aug 18,1909 - Dec 29,1966 bet MB & DS R 1/2. Carr, Floyd W. Jul 6,1894 - Oct 4,1964 H/o Ellie M. R 3/9 Carr, Irene E. Sep 11,1902 - Mar 5,1979 W/o T. Florence R 3/2. Carr, Leola Lewis Jul 20,1874 - Mar 10, 1949 W/o Thomas A. R 2/19. Carr, Minnie Belle Jul 12,1912 - Jun 23,1992 N/t Ellis C. R 1 /1 Carr, Renie Tillman Apr 16, 1914 - Nov 1, 1932 R 2/21. Carr, T. Florence Oct 16,1900 - Dec 13,1961 H/o Irene E. R 3/1 Carr, Terry Oct 16, 1907 - May 30, 1908 D/o TA & LL R 2/20. Carr, Thomas Aron Oct 29,1854 - Jan 19, 1926 H/o Leola R 2 /18. 3 graves unmark. Condrey, Mary F.I. Dates hard to read D/o G.E.& E.J. Crew, Inf Jan. 5,1905 - Jun 5,1905 S/o J.W. & Lillie R/9. Crew, Hugh Jun 23,1893 - Aug.29,1894 """""""""""" " Crew Ronald Mar 20,1891 - Dec 2,1899 """"""""""""" " Crew, Inf Jan 5, 1905 - Aug 111905 D/o """""""" ". Danner Elizabeth M. Sutton Oct 29,1860 - Sep 29,1935 W/o Jerrymiah R3/24 Danner, Bannie Mae Lewis Jan 15,1885 - Mar 30,1943 W/o Henry Wm. R3/27. Danner, Georgia A. 1854 - 1932 W/o Wm H. R4/25. Danner, Henry Wm. Jul 8, 1878 - Nov 21,1957 H/o Bannie M. R3/26 Danner, Jerrymiah Jun 7,1852 - Sep 13,1926 H/o EM. R3/23 Danner, John W. Apr 2, 1883 - Oct 9,1939 n/t Wm H & GA. R4/26. Danner, or Sasser 2 Childs Graves unreadable R4 22&23. Danner, William H. 1847 - 1920 H/o Georgia A. R4/24. Unmark Child R3/25 Davis , No Names or dates, 2 Older Graves R2/28 Davis, Mrs Mamie Feb 17, 1892 - Jun 2, 1976 R3/28 1 Unmark Child Day, Essie V. Jul 3,1903 - Jun 10,1961 W/o Melvin C. R2/ 23 Day, Melvin C. May 21,1913 - no Dates R2/24. Day , Mary Garner Sep 26,1833 - Jul 12,1912 W/o W. R. Day R7 Faulk, Anna Aug 1,1878 - Feb 21, 1912 W/o W.A. Faulk, Shellie A. Apr 5,1922 - Jun 5,1985 WW II R3/23B Faulk, Merle D. May 25,1926 - Dec 6, 1982 R3/24B Child unmark R3/25B Garner, Miriam Grimes Jun 9, 1926 - Aug 12, 2001 W/o John Abe, Jr. R1/8 Garner, John Abe, Jr Aug 8, 1924 - Still Living M.11/16/1952 R1/9. Garner, John Abe Aug 23,1893- Mar 14,1961 H/o Bertha R1/10 Garner, Bertha Jan 12,1899 - Jul 8, 1986 W/o John Abe Sr. R1/11. Garner Daniel G. Aug 22,1906 - Apr 23, 1969 R1/16 Garner, J. Inez Aug 14,1905 - Jul 15, 1987 R1/17 Garner, James Franklin Feb. 2, 1909 - Dec 17, 1933 R2/17 Garner, Martha J. Jan 3, 1869 - Sep 20, 1954 R2/19B. Gillis, Neal Mar 14,1816 - Mar 18,1882 Gillis, J.J. Feb 5,1860 - Jan 1, 1877 Gillis, Jul 26,1899 - Mar 16,1900 S/o MC & TO. Griffin, William Leon Oct 2, 1920 - May 12,1998 WW II R1/ 4 Hardzog , Digiah Mar 3, 1873 - Jun 3,1900 W/o A.E. Hart, Joe H. 1942- 1985 Hartzog, Ernest Cody Jul 16, 1903 - Jul 20,1970 R5/1 Hartzog, Ezra No Dates R5/2 Hartzog, John Henry "" R5/3 Hartzog, Martha Jane "" R5/4 Hartzog, David W. Nov.20, 1869-Apr 10 1935 Hartzog, W.H. Apr 27,1837- Jun 11,1921 Hartzog, Mary Se 1, 1839-Dec 3,1916 W/o Wm H. Hartzog, Thomas A, Jr Feb 11,1912 - no dates R5/8 Hartzog, Reger Mae Baker Mar 5,1914 - Jan 11, 1998 R5/9. Hartzog, Thomas Albert Oct 7,1882 - Sep 10, 1963 Row 6. Hartzog, Maggie G. Apr. 3,1891 - Sep 30, 1964 "" Hartzog, Noah Aug 29,1878 -Apr 26, 1905 "" Hartzog, James I. - 1887 S/o WH & Mary "" Hartzog, Leona Mar 3,1876 - May 22, 1900 "". Headley, Siddie Mae Miller - Mar 14,1925 W/o James H. Row 7 Headley, James H. Feb 3, 1889 - Jun 6, 1949 " HOLMES, Henry 1798 - Jun 25,1867 Row 7 Hyatt, Bandell Mar 3, 1913 - Nov 1, 1947 Row 8 Hyatt, Cleve - Jul 2, 1931 "" Hyatt, Joe M. 1943- 1985 "" Hyatt, 2 no names or dates "" Ivey, Travis Durell Mar 30,1919 - Oct 3,1999 R3/7. Ivey, Mary S. Jan 23,1924 - R3/8. James, Mary A. Ross 1808- 1898 W/o Wm M. R9/3 James, Wm M. Feb 20,1811 - Oct 16,1885 R9/4 Joiner, Curtis 1815-1868 Age 53 Joris, Louis May 28,1903 - Apr 12, 1964 WW II Joris, Minnie Arnold Tyler Oct 4, 1899 - July 23, 1983 King, LA. * ( from 1992 Survey) July ?,18-7 - Aug 4, 1936 (2002 unreadable) R3/26b. King, B. "" 1863-1935 "" R3/27b King, Clarence L. Aug 11, 1901 - Mar 7, 1965 R2/27. Lunsford, Harriett A. James Aug 12, 1835 - Aug 26, 1896 R9/1 W/o Franklin B. *Dau. Of Wm M. Mary A.R. James, In James Row of Graves (which now most are unreadable and Broken ). Messick, I.G. Apr 29,1840 - Nov 3,1911 *CSA Messick, Nancy Belcher Jun 3,1840 - Dec 20,1917 4 Adult Graves unmark Middlebrooks, Vera G. 1898 D/o J.A. & E.V. Middlebrooks, James B. Mar 10, 1852 - Sep 7,1895 Middlebrook, Burton Dewey Jun 3,1899 - Jan 21,1902 S/o B.D. Middlebrooks, Maudie E. Jan 2,1892 - May 17,1893 D/o ZE & MD Middlebrooks, Mollie Jan 15, 1862 - Oct 16,1899 Middlebrooks, Z.E. Feb 29, 1860 - Jan 11,1901 Middlebrooks, Inf Sep 13,1898 - Feb 13,1900 Nance, Mary Ann Oct 20,1852 - Jan 14,1914 Nance, Junior E. Apr 25,1878 - Feb 16,1961 W/o Harmon Nance, Harmon S. Feb 12,1888 - Jul 9,1962 Nance, Joseph May 7,1917 - Oct 27,1983 Nance, Flossie Mae Aug 22, 1917 - Apr 20,1964 W/o Joseph Parker, Maggie Feb 18, 1866 - Apr 15,1898 R5/5 Paramore, Sopha* Sep 23,1871 - Apr 24,1911 W/o J.B. Paulk, Mannie L. * Feb 16, 1906 - Jun 27,1906 Phillips, Inf.* B & D Sep 15,1899 S/o Jas.& Nora Porter, Alice A. Apr 30,1922 - Feb 15,1994 m. Sep.20,1937. R1/18 Porter, Quinton Jun 1,1919 - Dec 18,1985 R1/19 *NATHAN-Name on stone at head of Quinton Porter grave Appears to have no connection. Pryor, A.D. Oct 31,1920 - Mar 12,1942 R3/20 Pryor, Vicey Garner 1897-1925 N/t John E. R3/19 Pryor, John E. Jun 27,1887 - Sep 6,1960 R3/18 Renfroe, J.N. Aug 11,1845 - Aug 5,1922 H/o J.Ann R4/10 Renfroe, J. Ann Jan 11,1845 - Mar 15,1921 R4/ 9. Renfroe, Phillip B. Mar 12,1843-Nov 8,1902 * CSA (hard to read) R4/ 8 Renfroe, Wm J. Jul 31,1876 - Jul 6,1879 S/o JN & JA R4/ 7 Robertson, James Franklin Jul 23,1950 - May 20,1969. Sanders, Inf * Aug 27,1910 - ?? 9,1910 R 9 Sanders, Irene Jan 12,1927 - Mar16,1936 " Sanders, Fate Apr 15,1902 - Oct 24,1932 " Sanders, Mack (ca 1881)- May 12,1929 Age 48 " Sasser, J.G. Jr* B & D Feb 28,1917 Sasser, (unreadable) Feb 28,1917 - Dec 9,1920 R4/11 Sasser, J.C. Jul 13,1844 - Jul 4, 1893 R4/12 Sasser, ??Unmark R4/13 Sasser, Harvey Mar 23, 1883 - Oct 8,1921 R4/14 Sasser, Ola Bell Sep 3, 1895 - Apr 19,1942 R4/15 Sasser, Grover C. Jul 4,1916 - Sep 5,1977 R4/16 Sasser, Lucille S. Branton Aug 28,1914 - Jan 30,1982 W/oGrover R4/17 Sasser, Inf May 11,1930 - May13,1930 D/oMr.&Mrs J.O. R4/18 Sasser, Joseph Oscar Aug 11,1882 - Nov 10,1954 H/O Ealie R4/19 Sasser, Ealie Jan 26,1892 - Jul 23,1983 R4/20 Sasser, Ellarease Dec 5,1908 - Jul 10,1977 R4/21 2 unmark children graves could be Sasser or Danner. Row 4/22&23. Sasser, Martha Frances May 23,1897 - Jan 27, 1941 R3/16 Sasser, Joseph Early Oct 24,1889 - Jul 12,1966 H/o Martha F. R3/17 Sasser, Jamie Lee Feb 21,1917 - Nov 18,1939 W/o Early H. R3/18b Sasser, Early Hampton Nov 27,1918 - Jun 16,1954 R3/19 b Sasser, Harvey Horace 1923 - 1968 H/o Lucille R3/20b Sasser, Lucille 1931 - R3/21b Child unmark R3/22b Sasser, Joseph Thaniel Oct 25,1914 - Aug 12,1976 H/o Lillie Mae R7/1 Sasser, Lillie Mae Mar 19,1915 - m May 10,1935 R7/2 Sasser, Carrol T. Apr 19,1936 - Aug 12,1998 R7/3 Sasser, Farrell T. Aug 10,1943 - Dec 15,1973 R7/4 Sasser, J.G. Sep 29,1876 - Nov 17,1947 H/o Lizer R2/4 Sasser, Lizer Malissie Warick Mar 7, 1879 - Jan 22,1958 R2/5 Sutton, Emmie Sasser Jan 30,1905 - Jul 20,1959 R2/6 Senn, Danny Jul 7,1969 - Feb 16,1970 R8 Senn, Angel Sep 25,1998 -Sep 26,1998 " Shehane, Cullie Adams Jan 22,1888 - Jun 21,1912 W/o W.N. R4/2 Shehane, W.N. Dec 12,1889 - Jun 27,1929 R4/1 Shehane, Sophronia Williams Oct 21,1854 - Feb 15,1919 W/o Willie F. R3/4 Shehane, Willie Franklin Aug 1,1861 - Apr 7,1944 R3/3 Childs grave at foot of Graves R3/4b Simmons, Walter W.J * - d Dec 24,1874 Slawson, Elizabeth H.* Jan 17,1845 - Mar 29,1913 Slawson, Zera A. Mar 3,1894 - Mar 21,1971 R4/7b Slawson, Miriam G. Mar 22,1897 - Oct 2,1966 W/o Zera R4/8b Slawson , James A. Sep 16,1891 - Nov 10,1945 H/o Mamie H. R3/5 Slawson, Mamie H. Jan 21,1887 - Jun 24,1975 R3/6 Smily, Adaline W.* Apr 19,1827 - Sep 25,1872 *On her Tombstone JCTINUS(sic), Paris, Texas. Smiley, A.U * Aug 20,1811- Dec 20,1865 Sutton, A. Aaron Feb 29,1881 - 1957 All Suttons on R,7,8,or9 Sutton, Magnolia 1880 - 1927 W/o Aaron Sutton, Bascum Hugh Jul 10,1908 - Jan 26,1909 Sutton, Walter Ammie * Oct 31,1900 - Dec 6,1900 Sutton, Inf * B&D Jul 25,1901 D/o CE & Ular Sutton Inf * Sep 26, 1905 - Oct 7,1906 D/o Wm & M.O. Thompson, Robert E. Nov 29,1921 - Mar 19,1980 R2/1 Thompson, Pearla Mae Dec 10,1883 - Sep 13,1960 W/o Henry Clay R2/2 Thompson, Henry Clay Mar 31,1875 - Oct 9,1934 R2/3 Trawick, Vera Mae Dec 4,1895 - Sep 10,1898 D/o GM & MM Trawick, Mamie L. Tyler Sep 7,1898 - Oct 28,1934 R2/14 Trawick, Lydia (Mae*) A. Mar 23,1928 - Jul 15,1941 R2/15 Trawick, Child unmark R2/16 3 graves unmark below Trawick Tyler, Jenny F. 1892 - 1973 W/o Wm M R2/10 Tyler, Wm m. 1884 - 1958 R2/11 Tyler, E.J. Aug 21,1924 - m.Jun 12,1969 R2/12 Tyler, Johnnie Mae Jul 28,1913 - Jun 8,1981 W/o E.J. R2/13 Tyler, Elisha J. Dec 4,1860 - Nov 1,1944 R3/11 Tyler, Lydia M. Hartzog Jun 15,1860 - Aug 25,1932 W/o Elisha R3/12 Tyler, Lula F. Sep 15,1888 - Apr 1,1963 S/o EG & LM. R3/13 Tyler, James D. Jul 18,1886 - Aug 5, 1915 """"""""""""" R3/14 Tyler, Luna Nov 3,1883 - Jan 11,1901 W/o James D. R3/15 Tyler, W. E. 1812 - Aug 22?, 1891 Hard to read R5/7 Williams, Estella Sep 14,1885 - Jul 30,1886 R9/5 Wright, Mrs D.C. May 25,1847 - Jul 28,1922 W/o Levin G. Wright, Levin G. Mar 20,1842 - Dec 27,1906